I have a new iPhone 4s that I will use to easily access most of these tools.

I will also use this public instance of IBM Connections as my primary location so we can collaborate together.

I am also updating my signature block for email to point to all of these.

Whatever I focus on, I try to keep my eyes on the big picture. the word "Social" is what we have been leading with but sometimes it seems the word "social" has a connotation of not providing business value.

My big picture view is that social is really about working more effectively together - thus the title of this blog - "Success Together." We have been working together forever but "Social" provides tools to help us work more effectively together.

Some of the business issues social addresses and provides value are:

Access to the right information at the right time

Finding the right people/expertise when needed

Capturing wisdom/expertise and providing access even after people move to new jobs

Quickly building trusting relationships

Building customer/partner/employee loyalty and community

Louis Richardson has been an outstanding evangelist and an inspiration. I would recommend taking the time to listen and watch his classic presentation titled "Ideas @ Work".

What progress have you made that you can share? What are you plans? What has been valuable and what hasn't been?

So this is your invitation to join me and help guide me on this journey to improve how we work together and with others.